1 Samuel 20:17

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

In Context

16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David: 'The LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.'

18And Jonathan said unto him: 'To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, thy seat will be empty.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:6(13-7) If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.

Proverbs 17:17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:10-24

Jonathan's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1058.) 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow… Read the whole commentary →

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